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ndlionsfan wrote:The year Hillsboro won it all they were pretty dominant.

This is the team I always come back too. I watched them 5+ games that year, but they lost a game. Absolutely crushed in the playoffs. I'll go back in a little bit and look at those scores.

Hillsboro was very dominant in '08 but their loss was at home to an average Richland squad (though Richland did make the playoffs) during the regular season. I would consider the '13 and '14 Cavalier teams to be the most dominant teams I have ever watched. During the '13 regular season there was not a single point scored against Cavalier. That is the only team I know of to accomplish that in North Dakota. Furthermore, both of their championship games were very lopsided. Especially against WNG in '13 when Ryan Chrest put on an offensive clinic for the ages.

I would also consider throwing the '15 Richland team in the mix. They finished the season 12-0 blowing out every opponent in the regular season with the exception of Hankinson who was a second-round playoff team that season. Additionally, during the playoffs they beat every single ranked team in the final state polls on their way to the title. Richland was the #3 seed going into the playoffs. They had a week 1 by week. Week two they took on #2 in the state Cavalier in RIchland and won 52-22 (ending Cavaliers post season win streak and the opportunity for a three-peat). In the quarterfinals the following week the took on #1 in the state Thompson in Richland and walked away with a 48-32 victory. In the state semifinals they faced #4 in the state Shiloh Christian in Richland and again collected another lopsided victory winning 50-22. The win sent Richland to the Dakota Bowl for the first time in ten years.

Many of us remember well the state title game that year. It featured #3 11-0 Richland against #5 11-0 North Prairie. It was the biggest test Richland faced the entire season and featured one of the most memorable plays in Dakota Bowl history: the Hook-n-Ladder. Richland won the game 44-38 completing their perfect season and cementing themselves forever in Dakota Bowl lore.

Don't get me wrong, the 2015 Richland team was a very good team who finished the season undefeated. But if we're talking about the most dominant team of all time, I don't think they're on the list. In my opinion it's tough to get more dominant then this:

I'm not sure I can agree with that. While I would not consider them the most dominant of all time, I would definitely put the '15 Richland team before both the '08 Hillsboro and Harvey teams.

I will say that after taking a peak at the stats you provided on the '01 Trinity team, they now have my vote for most dominant team. Their consistency in their margin of victory as well as in their apparent defensive prowess is beyond impressive. Just for fun I did a similar crunch on the '13 Cavalier team and this is what I came up with:

It is not quite as impressive as the '01 Trinity stats due to them only playing 11 games and allowing a lot more points in the playoffs. Nonetheless, it is nothing to shake a stick at. I still would be curious to know if '13 Cavalier is the only team to hold all opponents to 0 points in the regular season.

Long time follower of this board, first time posting!!! I'm just a ND HS football fan who loves to follow all divisions and respect the insight of other fans from all corners of the state.

How about most dominant program? According to the ND HS FB historical site, referenced in another thread, the Velva Aggies deserves to be mentioned. In the past 45 years... 1 losing season and 10 state championships. They've only missed the playoffs twice in the last 25 years.